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The Baltimore Police Department’s Central District is considering a move up the street to the former home of The Baltimore Sun on the edge of Mount Vernon.

The Sun inducts attorney John Frisch into its Business and Civic Hall of Fame.

City officials are disappointed that Harborplace has been put into receivership but hope for a new owner with vision.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jun 5, 2019

As I watched Baltimore burn on the night of Freddie Gray’s funeral four years ago this month, the only comfort I could find was in the thought that the city I loved could not possibly ever again look worse to the world than it did at that profoundly sad moment. But recent events proved me wrong.

By David Zurawik

Apr 4, 2019

Office vacancy rose a bit, retail spending dropped some and new apartment and office towers opened, making it an okay year for downtown despite negative headlines for Baltimore.

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 26, 2019

Property owners in downtown Baltimore, concerned about crime and delayed maintenance, plan to add their voices, and possibly their resources, to improving the downtown area that has been getting an influx of residents and office workers.

By Meredith Cohn

Dec 27, 2018

Three longtime Broadway Market vendors and five newcomers will sell food and drink in the renovated market when it opens next year.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 7, 2018

By email, on Twitter and Facebook, Sun readers seem divided on whether squeegee kids are a problem.

By Dan Rodricks

Oct 15, 2018

What's the new plan for Baltimore's oldest public market? Dan goes to Lexington Market to speak with two key players: Robert Thomas, executive director of the city's public markets, and Kirby Fowler, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.

By Dan Rodricks

Oct 11, 2018

Baltimore officials issued new plans for a redeveloped Lexington Market, where a new building will have a smaller footprint and cost less than earlier plans for the revamped market.

By Sarah Meehan

Oct 3, 2018

A once-bustling section of downtown will come alive again Saturday with the Charm City Night Market, a block party celebrating Asian-American and Pacific Islander culture in Baltimore.

By Wesley Case

Sep 21, 2018

The 500 employees of mid-Atlantic headquarters will be moving in to new 1 Light Street tower headquarters in mid-September. Bank says they have used about half dozen longtime, Baltimore firms to design space, design furniture, create signage and create large photo murals.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Sep 9, 2018

The shiny new apartment tower at 414 Light Street opened to its first residents, who will pay some of the city's highest rents to get some of the most expansive amenities.

By Meredith Cohn

Aug 22, 2018

The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore says it has received permits to add a traffic lane to the 200 block of Pratt Street, removing a section of sidewalk and relocating a taxicab stand adjacent to the Gallery at Harborplace in the Inner Harbor.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 5, 2018

Downtown Partnership plans to put up 15 kiosks downtown to help visitors and locals access information about services, events, transportation and attractions.

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 5, 2018

The Downtown Partnership presented its State of Downtown, a mixed bag of results as leaders sought to dispel concerns over crime.

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 5, 2018

Small urban retailers are struggling, with some closing or moving, amid a shifting retail landscape and declining traffic in the city.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jan 23, 2018

Two armed suspects are at large after robbing a downtown Baltimore convenience store and exchanging fire with Baltimore police officers early Tuesday, police said.

By Kevin Rector

Jan 16, 2018

City leaders are considering designating two new historic districts in West Baltimore they say could accelerate revitalization of an area that, while once a bustling shopping district, has been largely vacant for years.

By Sarah Gantz

Jan 11, 2018

In Baltimore, 33 percent of adults aged 23 or older lived with a roommate or parent in 2016, up from 23 percent in 2000, according to an analysis of Census data by Zillow, a real estate and rental marketplace.

By Sarah Gantz

Dec 20, 2017

"Go to the lighting tonight. Have fun. It shouldn't impact your enjoyment at all," city official says of water main break in downtown Baltimore.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 7, 2017

From food and drink to weather, here's everything you need to know to enjoy Baltimore's holiday tradition.

Lights Out Baltimore aims to rescue birds that have flown into buildings, advocates for owners to turn down lights that may disrupt migratory patterns.

By Christina Tkacik

Nov 9, 2017

With a crush of new apartments in Baltimore and more on the way, building managers competing for tenants can’t afford to reject pets.

By Sarah Gantz

Oct 20, 2017

The demand for living in downtown Baltimore remains so strong that the city’s urban core can continue to absorb thousands of new units, according to a new study released Wednesday.

By Sarah Gantz

Sep 27, 2017

A Baltimore developer plans to turn a vacant warehouse near Green Mount Cemetery into 50-unit apartment building for artists.

By Sarah Gantz

Sep 19, 2017

Amazon calls on cities, states to submit proposals for second headquarters

By Sarah Gantz

Sep 7, 2017

M&T Bank to move regional headquarters to One Light Street

By Sarah Gantz

Sep 7, 2017

The future of the Preakness may yet prove to be in Pimlico and not Laurel.

The Center Club, the members-only business and dining club, elected a former IBM executive as its president and six new board members, the group announced Monday.

By Carrie Wells

Jul 10, 2017

Thick grass, trees and terrace seating have replaced the brutalist-style fountain and blocks of concrete at McKeldin Square in downtown Baltimore.

By Sarah Gantz

Jun 22, 2017

As developers flood Baltimore with apartments in response to what they see as an insatiable appetite for new residences, the numbers raise a question: Are

By Sarah Gantz

Jun 2, 2017

Downtown Baltimore added both residents and jobs last year, according to a report being released Wednesday.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Mar 29, 2017

"Future Cities: Baltimore," a symposium that brings together representatives from diverse fields, to be held March 15 inside historic Hutzler's Palace.

Merchants at Cross Street Market in Federal Hill are organizing a rally on Thursday, as they press their case for damages as a result of the market's planned renovation.

By Natalie Sherman

Jan 30, 2017

Downtown Baltimore continues to play an outsized role in the city's economy, generating about 17 percent of its property taxes and housing nearly 30 percent of its businesses, the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore said in an economic impact report released Monday.

By Natalie Sherman

Jan 9, 2017

City Council members want Baltimore to invite groups looking to move their conferences out of North Carolina over that state's controversial "bathroom bill."

As the city prepares to turn Cross Street Market over to a private company to redevelop and operate, merchants who will be displaced by the project are seeking compensation.

By Natalie Sherman

Dec 29, 2016

The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore will give $10,000 to subsidize monthly Baltimore Bike Share passes for low-income city residents, lowering the cost of unlimited one-hour trips to $3 a month.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 28, 2016

When the team looking to redevelop the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre site embarked on a controversial campaign to raze the 1960s building, supporters of the plans argued the structure had outlived its use and stood in the way of progress in Baltimore's downtown.

By Natalie Sherman

Dec 11, 2016

Baltimore city officials have asked developers for proposals to buy or lease and redevelop Broadway Market in Fells Point and Hollins Market on the city's west side, both city-owned markets.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Dec 2, 2016

Lexington Market would be razed and rebuilt nearby with a park under a plan endorsed by the board running the market and outgoing Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Friday, as the administration hurries to set in motion the transformation of the city's public markets in the final days of her term.

By Natalie Sherman

Dec 2, 2016

A new Arena Football League team will begin play at Royal Farms Arena in spring 2017.

By Jeff Barker

Nov 14, 2016

Caves Valley Partners has reached an agreement with the Baltimore Public Markets Corp. to take over Cross Street Market, renovating the building and managing the market, said partner Arsh Mirmiran.

By Natalie Sherman

Nov 7, 2016

The Exelon building opening is a significant step for Harbor Point, a Beatty Development project that has been in the works for more than a decade.

By Sarah Gantz

Nov 3, 2016

Preston Gardens, a historic but rundown park separating St. Paul Street from St. Paul Place, will soon get a $6.75 million facelift that will add green space to its upper level and restore its aging sandstone and brick wall.

By Carrie Wells

Aug 30, 2016

City and state officials are looking to revive a plan to build a bigger convention center, a proposal that has failed to get off the ground despite years of discussion.

By Natalie Sherman

Aug 2, 2016

The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore is moving forward with plans to tear down the fountain in McKeldin Plaza, replacing it — at least temporarily — with a new set of grass slopes, illuminated with cafe lights and shaded by new trees.

By Natalie Sherman

Jul 26, 2016

During a long career, the Nebraska native helped shape T. Rowe Price into a global investment powerhouse and an indispensable part of Baltimore's business

The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore hired a senior city police officer Wednesday as the new vice president of safety programs. William Marcus will take over the VP spot held previously by another former police officer, Tom Yeager, who is retiring after 17 years with the nonprofit. The Baltimore Police Department promoted Marcus in August 2015 to oversee central, northern and northwest districts of the city. He has served the city for more than 30 years.